Embroidery-ring



(No Model.) I L. GIBBS.

EMBROIDERY RING.

No. 599,127. Patented Feb. 15, 1898.

Win 28.928

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS GIBBS, OF CANTON, OHIO.

EMBROIDERY-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,127, dated February15, 1898. Application filed January 8, 1897. Serial No. 618,475. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, LEWIS GIBBS, a citizen of the United States, andaresident of the city of Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Embroidery-Rings, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in embroidery-rings; and itconsists of certain features of construction and combination of parts bywhich the fabric to be operated upon is not only held in position, butmay be stretched or tightened without injury to the fabric while inposition and without removal from the rings, as will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

Figure l is a perspective view showing the fabric to be operated upon inposition. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the inner ring with a portionthereof cut away, showing the. method of attaching the resistance orfriction band. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the relation of therings to each other.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a ring, which may be made ofeither hard rubber or wood, having upon its outer surface an annulargroove 0, into which there is partially sunk a band B, of felt. Theouter ring D is made of the same material as the inner ring A, but allsides thereof are smoothly finished.

Inv operation the fabric E to be embroidered or worked upon is placedover the inner ring A, and the outer ring D is then pressed down overthe fabric, and the rings then being lightly grasped the fabric can bepulled through the rings until the same is properly stretched, and itwill be held in said position by the resistance-band B and the pressureof the outer ring D.

Heretofore embroidery rings have been made with the inner ring of metal,having a flanged edge, over which the fabric was stretched and held inposition by an elastic band of spiral form. In this form of constructionthe fabric was not only liable to be injured by the strain across theflanged edge of the inner ring, but the spiral outer ring in passingover the flange of the inner ring became distended and in time wouldlose its power to hold the fabric in position. In some instances theinner ring has been formed of wood and the outer ring of an elasticspiral form covered or having wound therein some fabric; but in thisform of construction the constant stretching of the elastic spring hasdestroyed its elasticity and worn out the fabric wound about or throughit, and the exposed edges of the metallic spiral ring becomin gmoistened from the hands of the operator have rusted and marred thefabric. My invention overcomes all these difficulties and objections andprovides at the same time a light, neat, and indestructible article forthe purpose described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is Anembroidery-holder comprising two concentric rings, the inner one ofwhich is provided with a flexible fibrous band partially countersunkupon its outer surface, and the other providedwith a smooth face toengage and clamp the goods thereto, substantially as described and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day ofJanuary, A. D. 1897.

LEWIS GIBBS.

Witnesses:

CHAS. R. MILLER, CHAS. M. BALL.

